Agenda
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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence.
The quorum for the Audit and Governance Committee is 3 members.
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Substitute Members To note details of any substitution arrangements in place for the meeting. Additional documents: |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members and Officers, relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Additional documents: |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 21 November 2024. Additional documents: |
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Public Questions To deal with questions from the public within the open forum question and answer session of fifteen minutes in total. Questions or supplementary questions from each member of the public should be no longer than two minutes each and relate issues under the Committee’s remit. Additional documents: |
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Member Questions To deal with written questions by Members, relating to issues under the Committee’s remit, with the maximum length of oral supplementary questions at Committee being no longer than one minute. Responses to any supplementary questions will be dealt with in writing following the meeting Additional documents: |
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External Auditors Annual report 2023/24 Purpose To update the Committee on the findings of the financial statement and Value for Money (VFM) external audit of the 2023/24 financial year.
External Audit expect to sign the accounts on the w/c 3 February 2025 following the completion of a small number of outstanding points and after the committee have had the opportunity to review the findings of their audit work.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to:
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Local Code of Corporate Governance Purpose To present the latest version of the Local Code of Corporate Governance for Cotswold District Council for adoption.
Recommendations That the Committee Review and adopt the latest version of the Local Code of Corporate Governance. Additional documents: |
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Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Non-Treasury Investment Strategy 2025/26 Purpose The Council is required to approve a Treasury Management Strategy and Non-Treasury Investment Strategy (Investment Strategy) for 2025/26 before 01 April 2025.
The attached Treasury Management Strategy Statement (TMSS) for 2025/26 (Appendix 1), Non-Treasury Investment Strategy (Appendix 2) and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) Statement (Appendix 3) is prepared in accordance with CIPFA’s “Prudential Code” and the “Treasury Management Code of Practice” (2021 editions), and the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) revised guidance on Local Government Investments.
Recommendation That the Committee resolves to: 1. Consider the draft Treasury Management and Non-Treasury Investment Strategy for 2025/26 and provides feedback to the Cabinet and Council for consideration as part of the Council’s budget setting process.
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Internal Audit Progress Report Purpose To present a summary of the audit work concluded since the last meeting of this Committee.
Recommendation That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to NOTE the report. Additional documents: |
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Annual Capital Strategy 2025/2026 Purpose The Council is required to approve a Capital Strategy for 2025/26 before 01 April 2025.
The Capital Strategy 2025/26 (Appendix 1) is prepared in accordance with CIPFA’s “Prudential Code” and the “Treasury Management Code of Practice” (2021 editions), and the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) revised guidance on Local Government Investments.
Recommendation That the Committee resolves to:
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Matters Exempt from Publication If Audit and Governance wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for Audit and Governance to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Audit and Governance may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Additional documents: |
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Cyber Security Report Purpose To provide the Audit Committee an update on Cyber Security.
Recommendation That Audit Committee resolves to NOTE the content of the report. Additional documents: |